Platforms may decide on parental consent method on children data: MeitY

The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) has impressed upon the big tech companies and other data fiduciaries to decide on the parental consent framework themselves for processing children’s personal data, people aware of the matter said.

The ministry’s move assumes significance as the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, which was passed last year, makes it mandatory for platforms to get parental consent before using data of children below 18 years of age. However, there was no clarity given on how the data fiduciaries will follow this framework, and what method can be adopted to comply with the Act.